Tuesday, December 30, 2003 Lower Mass attendance brings parish deficits in Chicago Poor Clares launch radio ministry in Diocese of Spokane Funds sought to save log house crucial to Kentucky Catholic history Catholic radio hits the airwaves in Iowa Pope saddened by violent death of ambassador to Burundi Dedication of shrine in Myanmar fulfills dream of local Catholics Vatican says pope received more than 4,000 Christmas e-mail greetings Vatican says 29 church workers were killed in mission lands in 2003 Soldier returns to U.S. in time for Christmas and his own wedding Two years after stroke, Mother Angelica lives quietly in cloister Steven Wright, finance director for JP II center, dies of leukemia |